Understanding jurisprudence : an introduction to legal theory /
By: Wacks, Raymond
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BookPublisher: Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xviii, 335 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199608263 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Jurisprudence | Law -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 340.1 WA UN Online resources: Location Map
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 340.1 WA UN (Browse shelf) | Available | T0047645 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Natural law and morality -- Classical legal positivism -- Modern legal positivism -- Dworkin and the moral integrity of law -- Legal realism -- Law and social theory -- Historical and anthropological jurisprudence -- Theories of justice -- Rights -- Why obey the law? -- Why punish? -- Critical legal theory -- Feminist and critical race theory -- Jurisprudence understood?